Monday, June 23, 2014

St. Lawrence County Dairy Princess Parade - Part 1

I walked from the park and through the village of Canton to get closer to where the parade began. I was enormously impressed with Canton, thinking it was one of the cleanest, most picturesque towns I'd ever seen anywhere. I found a shady spot and watched as the firetrucks led the parade down Court Street:

This antique firetruck carried a giant Dalmatian, waving and throwing candy to the children:

The St. Lawrence County Dairy Princess and her court:

The Little Free Library had a large contingent of marchers:

This farm themed float won a prize but I don't remember who the sponsor was:

PFLAG (Parents, Families And Friends Of Lesbians And Gays) had a large group of marchers and got loud cheers from the watching crowd:

This barbershop chorus was singing, but I could barely hear them over the crowd:

This float was made from a hay wagon and everyone seemed to be having lots of fun:

More fun, more colors, more noise. And all the while, marchers were tossing candy to the children watching the parade:

The FFA float (Moovin' and GROOvin' with the Future Farmers of America):

And the NRA float:

There were a number of teams of handsome draft horses. And yet there was still more parade to see, so I'll post Part 2 tomorrow:

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About Me

In my life I've resided in the hayloft of a barn, adopted two teens, started a church, a school and a chorus. I've volunteered at the Rescue Mission, animal shelter (thus the house full of critters), AIDS Council and with children. Then, after all those adventures and nearing retirement, I decided to become a cattle farmer and purchased a small farm in northern New York, situated on a windswept plain north of the Adirondack mountains. I am raising purebred Red Poll cattle and a few bantam chickens. There are nearby Adirondack wilderness hikes for me to explore with the dogs. My blog tells the story in pictures and my desire is to share with you the sense of awe and wonderment I feel as I move through this world of animals, plants, people, forests, rivers, villages and starry skies. This is indeed a marvelous world.
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